PROOF OF CONCEPT — full quality-of-life profile for Connecticut, 16 dimensions of the sex-offense registry regime. Ratings are researcher judgments from the registrant's perspective; each links its statute. NOT legal advice.
Weighted burden index 34.0/100 · rank 45 of 56 (1 = least burdensome) · 12/16 dimensions statute-verified · 1 unverified.
Legend: 🟢 favorable (less burden) · 🟠 moderate · 🔴 restrictive · ℹ️ context · ⚪ unknown. ✓ = statute-verified.
| Dimension | Rating | Detail | Statute |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration length | 🟠 moderate | Two-track — 10 yrs for a first nonviolent/against-a-minor offense; lifetime for anyone with a prior qualifying conviction and for violent offenders (§ 54-252) | Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 54-251, 54-252 ✓ |
| Removal / petition off | 🟠 moderate | No discretionary petition, but 10-year registrants' duty ends automatically after the term; violent offenders and those with priors register for life with no ready path off — ⚑ needs human review | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-251 ✓ |
| Individualized risk assessment | 🔴 restrictive | No — two levels by conviction type, no risk assessment | n/a |
| In-person reporting frequency | 🟠 moderate | Every 90 days by mail | Chap 969: Sec. 54-257(c) |
| Registration fee | 🟢 favorable | No state registration fee — no fee provision in the registration statutes | Ch. 969 (§§ 54-250 to 54-261) ✓ |
| Residency restriction | 🟠 moderate | Limited — no statewide blanket ban; residency limited only while on probation/parole supervision, plus some municipal ordinances — local: some municipalities have enacted local proximity ordinances | No statewide residency statute (supervision conditions only) ✓ |
| Employment restriction | 🟢 favorable | None — § 54-258 governs only public dissemination of registry information; no statewide employment distance/proximity restriction for registrants | n/a ✓ |
| Presence / loitering restriction | 🟢 favorable | None statewide — no statewide presence/loitering ban; location restrictions apply only as a condition while under probation/parole supervision | n/a ✓ |
| Visitor registration trigger | 🟠 moderate | No simple tourist day-count — a nonresident employed, pursuing a vocation, or attending school registers 'without undue delay' (§ 54-253(c)); a nonresident who travels in the state on a recurring basis for periods of less than five days must notify the Commissioner of a temporary residence (§ 54-253(d)) | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-253(c), (d) ✓ |
| Internet identifiers required | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — email address, instant message address or other similar Internet communication identifier, if any | C.G.S. § 54-251(a) ✓ |
| Civil commitment | 🟢 favorable | None | n/a |
| Public website exposure | 🔴 restrictive | Entire registry is a public internet record; no category of registrant (10-year or lifetime) is withheld — only specific data fields (email/IM identifiers, victim identity) are held back, not whole tiers | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-258 ✓ |
| Halloween / holiday restriction | ⚪ unknown | No statewide Halloween/holiday statute located; any such rule would be an individualized probation/parole condition (could not confirm from a source read) | n/a |
| Marked driver's license / ID | 🟢 favorable | Not marked — Connecticut does not require the driver's license or state ID to be labeled to identify a registrant | n/a (no marking requirement) ✓ |
| Community notification (& who pays) | 🟢 favorable | Broad public internet registry (Megan's Law broad-disclosure) but the immediate community is not actively notified door-to-door and the registrant bears no cost | C.G.S. § 54-258 ✓ |
| Age of consent (context) | ℹ️ context | 16 — close-in-age: 13-15 may consent if the actor is not more than 3 years older | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-71(a)(1) (sexual assault 2nd degree) ✓ |
Source wiki page: Connecticut · compare with others via the index. Weighted index from the v1 model (weighted_score.py); weights encode NARSOL's judgment about everyday lived burden. Removal ratings and the weights need NARSOL/attorney sign-off before authoritative use.